Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
OUR VISIT TO FORT WORTH.


Linden Sun: 1t was our extreme good
pleasure to meet with the brethren of the
Press Association in Fort Worth on the
24th ult. We were cordially received on
reaching there, and during our sojourn
were Hospitality entertained at the Pick
wick hotel. Never were q people shown
greater attention and consideration than
awarded the press by the citizens of the
Chicago of Texas, and they will ever
cherish in their heart OF hearts a lively
and telicitous recollection ofthe pleasant
and Joyous hours and days spent within
her realms, at the same time wishing that
| her present and prospective prosperity
and growth may continue to increase and
reach out till every pen and tongue shall
acknowledge and make obeisanCe to her
assthe Queen City Of the West.
Many things have been written about
where the "panther laid down. but to
properly appreciate the beauty and fas-
cinstions OF the place it must be seen,
hence you will not look for anything like
thorough description of its attractions
and proportions from this humble Faber
puSher. Fort Worth is wide-awake, full
OF vim, pluck and "get there, Eli" in all
things that are calculated 10 further her
business interests and promote the vel
fare Of her citizens. Her structures,
streets, pavements, railroads, horse cars,
etc, tell in trumpet tones what deter
minatiOn and a lOosing Of the purse
strings can accomplish toward the uu-
building of city on g safe and sure foot
ing. All these are evidences that her
leading citizens are not of the type of
men that hold on to a dollar till thev
have two in return before they turn loose.
1t also evidences the fact that they are
not Of the order that depend upon
something to turn up or rely on
nGtu a. advantages. They have seen the
futility of these things, and the conse-
quenCe is tlat they are always at work
turning up something and constantly add
ing, artiticially, where nature has but
partially done her work. These are the
kind Of men that take hold of an enter
prise and push it to success, never look
ing back after laying hold of the plow
handles, but steadfastly pressing
forward.
The Fort has many enterprises that are
well worth seeing, but Joseph Brown has
the most extensive and handsomest con-
Germ that We have ever seen in his line.
Besides the mammoth stock of groceries
he carries he manufactures some twenty
nine articles. We brought home box of
his candy for the madame end the little
ones, and she pronounces il the best that
she ever ate.
Time and space forbids the mention of
many things, but we must not forget to
say that the Fort has artesian water, lots
of it, and that of the purest. The wise
man said: at is the glory of God to con-
ceal q thing" but the Fort WORTHLESS
glory in that they have been enabled to
bring this long hidden treasure TO light,
that the inhabitants may qusf freely, live
long and grow fat. It's worth is ABOVE
rubies.
During our stay in the city we called to
see the firm of Bateman Bros, and had q
cordial greeting with friends X. d, W.
@, and the veteran Andrew, who still
sell groceries by the car load and none
but ''the best" They carry on more ex-
teusive business than they did in Jefer-
son IN her pslmlest days. We also met
at this house Captain Sims and w. S.
Duke.
II was also g qualification to meet with
Major f. NJ. Burr Dws, Captain j. B. Lit
.lejohn, Colonel W. NJ. Harrison, John
and William Harrison, a. B. Smith, DR..
a. p. Brown, w. o. Stillman, foreman of
The GAZETTE, 0. C.. Herrinkind, all from
the once wealthy and great commercial
of TeXaS-JefferSon.